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Peter Doggers has covered the story at https://www.chess.com/news/view/levon-a ... s-st-louis.

He describes the FIDE Transfer Regulations and hints as a decision possibly looming for Nick Faulks.

Saint Louis Chess Club Press Release:

https://saintlouischessclub.org/blog/su ... resent-usa

Adam Raoof wrote: ↑

Wed Feb 24, 2021 3:39 pm

I am booking some dates in July and August for events at Golders Green, with the proviso that the government's plans need to go without a hitch to get us there safely!

Keep us posted please. I don't see any relevant dates in your calendar as yet.

There's an opportunity to do a reset on all of it, including whether travelling in the depths of winter should continue Don't forget that from now on any health crisis, for instance a flu outbreak, is likely to be met by some form of lockdown. That is a grim prediction. However, to the extent that ...

Is any more information available?

Paul, if you go to https://ratings.fide.com/ and look up "Markland" you will find that Peter M has a current, albeit long inactive, FIDE rating of 2390. This demonstrates that he is eligible to apply for the FM title. This title is not, and never has been, awarded automatically on reaching the 2300 ...

From https://www.thearticle.com/how-scottish-labour-could-give-the-nationalists-a-run-for-their-money, about Scottish Labour and the SNP: "After leadership comes purpose. Opposition leaders spend most of their time being against things, but the question voters are asking is “What are you for?” In Sc...

John McKenna wrote: ↑

Tue Feb 16, 2021 11:58 pm

Thank you, David.

Thank you for the diagrams, John.

Please also see my post in the thread at www.ecforum.org.uk/search.php?search_id=active_topics. Eh Yes, that link doesn't quite seem to be showing what David intended? :?: Sorry, completely the wrong link. I have corrected the original post. I intended to refer to www.ecforum.org.uk/viewtopic.php?f...

Please also see FIDE's comments at https://www.fide.com/news/946.

Congratulations to Alex Holowczak on his latest appointment as Chief Arbiter of a major event. He is commended by FIDE at the link above.

If you mean exchanging Rooks to give a losing King and pawn ending? MVL needs to win so could accept a draw at any time. Playing on a pawn down in an ending could be argued is disrespectful to the opponent, so I think it is considered good manners to resign or lose when all vestiges of a chance are...

"It is quite clear that the Karlsbad [1911] players were far more prone to severe errors than contemporary players." Compare and contrast the following two blunders: W: Kf3, Ra4; B: Kg6, Rf5, Pf6: 1. Rf4??, Kg5; 0-1 Spielmann v Duras, Karlsbad 1907 W: Kg3, Rg4: B: Kg6, Rg5, Pf6: 1.Rxg5??, Kxg5; 2. K...

For much of its existence the London Chess Association was the organising body for the Lloyds Bank Masters, which ran from 1977 to 1994. Then it sought to reinvent itself in the way that Richard describes above. This was not particularly successful, mainly because not every London chess organisation...

Michael Farthing wrote: ↑

Tue Feb 09, 2021 11:40 am

Paul McKeown wrote: ↑

Mon Feb 08, 2021 11:34 pm

Soon it will be back to tanners and farthing.

And about time too, I say!

Be careful for what you wish (Pedants United please note).

Your namesake, former ECF Chief Executive Andrew Farthing, had the nickname "Aintwortha" bestowed upon him by a prominent critic of the ECF.